Geoscience Australia and the Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information (CRCSI) are looking for Australian businesses in the resources industry interested in improving the capability of their positioning technology. [ + ]

IDEC strengthens its position in the HMI market and European presence with acquisition of APEM, a French HMI manufacturer. [ + ]

UAE-based Taweelah Aluminium Extrusion Company LLC has announced its expansion into the Australian market with Melbourne the first city selected in its international expansion. [ + ]

Application of synchronous reluctance drive systems improves partial-load efficiency. [ + ]

ABB has announced the acquisition of B&R, the largest independent provider focused on product- and software-based open-architecture solutions for machine and factory automation worldwide. [ + ]

The 2017 calendar for SEW-Eurodrive's nationwide motor and drive program DriveACADEMY has been released. [ + ]

At the Hannover Messe 2017, Siemens will be demonstrating how industrial companies of all sizes can benefit from the digital transformation. [ + ]

A Victorian vehicle manufacturing start-up with ambitions to be Australia's first production electric vehicle and a company developing a disruptive new class of insecticides have been given a kick-start thanks to a new funding initiative that helps small businesses access CSIRO research expertise and capabilities. [ + ]

Treotham Automation has announced that it has been appointed by Lapp Group as an authorised distributor across the Australian market for Lapp's cable and connection technologies. [ + ]

GE and Noble Corporation plc have jointly announced a partnership to collaborate on the Digital Rig solution, enabling data-driven operational efficiency by using data analytics, with the target of a 20% reduction in operational expenditure across Noble's rigs. [ + ]

Rockwell will showcase technologies and solutions within the Microsoft, Cisco, Endress+Hauser and ODVA booths. [ + ]

US chemistry groups have joined industry in rising opposition to President Trump's plans to eliminate the Chemical Safety Board. [ + ]

Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) has announced a connected-learning solution based on its UniSim Competency Suite platform. [ + ]

After a successful three-city roadshow in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide, Siemens is bringing its website 'The role of hydrogen in the changing energy mix' to audiences nationwide. [ + ]

Innovation and Science Australia (ISA) has today released the 2030 Strategic Plan Issues Paper to drive the national conversation around the future of Australian innovation, science and research. [ + ]